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 |
|---|---|
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |