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.

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WordMeaning
seminaryan environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated
hypercriticalmeticulously or excessively critical
hirsutehairy
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
battaliona considerable body of troops organized to act together : army
artisana worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson
apiaristbeekeeper
replicateduplicate
superimposeto place or lay over or above something
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food