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
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
improviseto compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
muggybeing warm, damp, and close
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech
gruntto utter a grunt
eugenicrelating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
elatedmarked by high spirits : exultant
dispenseto divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions
primaloriginal
adagea saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation