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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WordMeaning
alleviaterelieve
well-bredhaving or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class
enterprisingmarked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act
reverberatereflect
embargoan order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports
flayto strip off the skin or surface of : skin
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
pretendto give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing
emaciatedvery thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness
bitinghaving the power to bite