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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| exhume | disinter |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |