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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WordMeaning
berateto scold or condemn vehemently and at length
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
billowingwave
plumea feather of a bird: such as
venerablecalling forth respect through age, character, and attainments
deleteto eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing
uncannyseeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
dilettantea person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler