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
veneera thin sheet of a material: such as
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pathosan element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion
squalorthe quality or state of being squalid
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