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 |
|---|---|
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| stilted | pompous |