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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| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
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| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
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| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |
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