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
stiltedpompous
martineta strict disciplinarian
decorousmarked by propriety and good taste : correct
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deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
infestto spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner
regimenta military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions
trekto make one's way arduously
uproariousmarked by uproar
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