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.

Random words

WordMeaning
dogmaticcharacterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts
gnomemaxim
slighthaving a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body
gruela thin porridge
ethnologya branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures
unerringlycommitting no error : faultless
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
blunthaving an edge or point that is not sharp
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
rebuffto reject or criticize sharply : snub