GRE Word List
ANNALS
records arranged in yearly parts; history
The meaning of the word annals is records arranged in yearly parts; history.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fanaticism | excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause; N. fanatic; ADJ. fanatic |
| woeful | sad; (of something bad) deplorable; deplorably bad; Ex. woeful housing conditions |
| prone | inclined to; likely to (suffer); prostrate; lying with the front downward; Ex. prone to disease/make mistakes; Ex. accident-prone |
| irascible | irritable; easily angered |
| grill | question severely; cook on a grill; broil; N: cooking surface of parallel metal bars |
| whelp | young animal (esp. of the dog or cat family); young wolf, dog, tiger, etc. |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| subterfuge | stratagem(deceptive scheme); pretense; evasion; Ex. resort to a harmless subterfuge |
| whet | sharpen; stimulate; Ex. whet someone's appetite |
| drip | fall or let fall in drops; shed drops; N: action or sound of falling in drops; liquid that falls in drops |
