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
deb\^aclesudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster
hoodwinkto deceive by false appearance : dupe
misadventuremisfortune
severto put or keep apart : divide
conspireplot
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