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 |
|---|---|
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |