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
tossto throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk
problematicposing a problem : difficult to solve or decide
glowerto look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger
swarma great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
outgoinggoing away : departing
gentryupper or ruling class : aristocracy
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
hurlrush
vouchsafeto grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
novaa star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years