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
slighthaving a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body
filingan act or instance of using a file
archaeologythe scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities
chideto speak out in angry or displeased rebuke
miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
proteanof or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms
clientelea body of clients
dichotomya division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities