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 |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| rightful | just |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |