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 |
|---|---|
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| noisome | noxious |