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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| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
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| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
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| dint | force |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
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| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |