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

WordMeaning
adjointo add or attach by joining
immunenot susceptible or responsive
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
indecisiona wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
versatileembracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills
extrudeto force, press, or push out
covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
bacchanaliaa Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
personablepleasant or amiable in person : attractive