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 |
|---|---|
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |