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 |
|---|---|
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |