GRE Word List
LEGEND
a story coming down from the past
The meaning of the word legend is a story coming down from the past.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| denizen | inhabitant |