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
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
inclementlacking mildness: such as
nemesisthe Greek goddess of retributive justice
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
asinineextremely or utterly foolish or silly
barda tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds
temperamentcharacteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
ambulatoryable to walk about and not bedridden