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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deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
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hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |
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dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
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