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
careento put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull
mercantileof or relating to merchants or trading
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
putridbeing in a state of putrefaction : rotten
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
discreditto refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve
noncommittalgiving no clear indication of attitude or feeling
windfallsomething (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind
volitionthe power of choosing or determining : will
equipoisea state of equilibrium