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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| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
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| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |