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
supinelying on the back or with the face upward
gradationa series forming successive stages
schismdivision
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
cursiverunning
sluran insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion
seedycontaining or full of seeds
laxloose
malapropismthe usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase
moleculethe smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property