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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| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
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| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| retiring | reserved |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
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