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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| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| defalcate | deduct |
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| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |