GRE Word List
RACONTEUR
a person who excels in telling anecdotes
The meaning of the word raconteur is a person who excels in telling anecdotes.
Random words
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insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |