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
automatona mechanism that is relatively self-operating
heydaythe period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity
squeamisheasily nauseated : queasy
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
glowerto look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger
decolletewearing a strapless or low-necked dress
impregnableincapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable
onomatopoeiathe naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
scotchscottish