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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| countenance | look |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
