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 |
|---|---|
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| cataclysm | flood |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |