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
kudospraise given for achievement
acmethe highest point or stage
indigentsuffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
inadvertentlyunintentional
presumeto undertake without leave or clear justification : dare
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
prophylacticguarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection
rarefiedbeing less dense
fecundityfruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific