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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| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
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| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
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| outgoing | going away : departing |
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| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
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