GRE Word List

SAGA

a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland

The meaning of the word saga is a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland.

Random words

WordMeaning
carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
damnto condemn to a punishment or fate
hewto cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument
crossbreedhybridize
favoritismthe showing of special favor : partiality
complaisantmarked by an inclination to please or oblige
interiman intervening time : interval
aboriginalbeing the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region
quislingtraitor
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease