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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| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| steep | lofty |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
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