GRE Word List
CHRONICLE
a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation
The meaning of the word chronicle is a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| acetic | vinegary |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |