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 |
|---|---|
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| exploit | deed |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |