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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| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
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| demerit | offense |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
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