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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restitutionan act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
composurea calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
dauntto lessen the courage of : cow
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
jaunta usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure
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adoreto worship or honor as a deity or as divine
boorishresembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor