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
profligatewildly extravagant
connubialof or relating to the married state : conjugal
probityadherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
slighthaving a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body
rococorococo work or style
brittleeasily broken, cracked, or snapped
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
degradationthe act or process of degrading