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
environencircle
diatribea bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing
retrieveto locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
waiveto relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
mulctfine
convictionthe act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law
shacklesomething (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms
scuffleto struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion
addlerotten