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
torpedoa weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as
distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete
inveighto protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail
bumpa relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as
hypercriticalmeticulously or excessively critical
solitudethe quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion
improprietyan improper or indecorous act or remark
writheto twist into coils or folds
rummageto make a thorough search or investigation
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume