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

WordMeaning
gourmeta connoisseur of food and drink
furtivedone in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious
respirationthe movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
accessoryan object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else
orthographythe art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage
jaundiceyellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments
leewayan allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance
refractoryresisting control or authority : stubborn