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 |
|---|---|
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| countenance | look |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |