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.

Random words

WordMeaning
vibrantpulsating with life, vigor, or activity
torquea force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion
passiveacted upon by an external agency
ingratiateto gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
tranquillitythe quality or state of being tranquil
diversediffering from one another : unlike
pessimisman inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome
staticexerting force by reason of weight alone without motion
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
reinstateto place again (as in possession or in a former position)