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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| rational | having reason or understanding |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| benison | blessing |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| spoof | deceive |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |