GRE Word List
ANECDOTE
short story of an amusing or interesting event
The meaning of the word anecdote is short story of an amusing or interesting event.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| avalanche | great mass of falling snow and ice |
| pallet | small poor bed; Ex. straw pallet |
| precis | abstract; concise summing up of main points; concise summary of a text |
| doff | take off; OP. don |
| regatta | boat or yacht race |
| detrimental | harmful; damaging; N. detriment |
| sensuous | giving pleasure to the senses; pertaining to the physical senses; operating through the senses; sensuous feeling of soft velvet on the skin |
| dissolution | disintegration; reduction to a liquid form; looseness in morals; sensual indulgence; debauchery; ADJ. dissolute: lacking in moral restraint; leading an immoral life |
| opportune | timely; well-chosen |
| graphite | black form of carbon used in lead pencils |
