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
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psychopathicof, relating to, or characterized by psychopathy
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
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indiscriminatenot marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment
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