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 |
|---|---|
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| sartorial | of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |