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 |
|---|---|
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |