GRE Word List

ANECDOTE

a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident

The meaning of the word anecdote is a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident.

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intolerantunable or unwilling to endure
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abateto decrease in force or intensity
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arbitera person with power to decide a dispute : judge
estimablecapable of being estimated
procurementthe act or process of procuring
ramshackleappearing ready to collapse : rickety
hilarityboisterous merriment or laughter
ligneousof or resembling wood