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 |
|---|---|
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |