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

WordMeaning
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
scintillaspark
repulseto drive or beat back : repel
manifestoa written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer
stiltedpompous
besiegeto surround with armed forces
contentiona point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air