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
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
scurriloususing or given to coarse language
vagaryan erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
chasma deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge
carata unit of fineness for gold equal to ยน/โ‚‚โ‚„ part of pure gold in an alloy
mollycoddleto treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention
cornicethe molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration
impetuousmarked by impulsive vehemence or passion