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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| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
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| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| demise | death |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| wreak | bring about |
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