GRE Word List

ANNALS

a record of events arranged in yearly sequence

The meaning of the word annals is a record of events arranged in yearly sequence.

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triflinglacking in significance or solid worth: such as
circumscribeto constrict (see constrict
blanchto take the color out of
idyllicpleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity
parquetto furnish with a floor of parquet
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