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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| growl | rumble |
| postulate | demand |
| peerless | matchless |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| stench | stink |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |