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
enraptureto fill with delight
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pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
lucremonetary gain : profit
pitfalltrap
protractto prolong in time or space : continue
egoisma doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action
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urchinhedgehog