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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| scourge | whip |