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.

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inveigleto win over by wiles : entice
irksometending to irk : tedious
aboriginalbeing the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region
assurancethe state of being assured: such as
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acquiesceto accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted