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.

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WordMeaning
implodeto burst inward
vigilthe act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary
buxomvigorously or healthily plump
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
cartographerone that makes maps
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
shiftto exchange for or replace by another : change
conversanthaving knowledge or experience
ratifyto approve and sanction formally : confirm
evinceto constitute outward evidence of