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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |