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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| finery | ornament |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |