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

WordMeaning
hamperto restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
lethalof, relating to, or causing death
agrarianof or relating to fields or lands or their tenure
overturean initiative toward agreement or action : proposal
protractto prolong in time or space : continue
oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum
ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
conformitycorrespondence in form, manner, or character : agreement
ultimatuma final proposition, condition, or demand