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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WordMeaning
predicamentthe character, status, or classification assigned by a predication
covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
facilitateto make easier : help bring about
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
browbeatto intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
amplifyto expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis
disembarkto remove to shore from a ship
volitionthe power of choosing or determining : will
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic