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.

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WordMeaning
temperatehaving a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature
desecrateto violate the sanctity of : profane
frockan outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
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
strutto become turgid : swell
anodyneserving to alleviate pain
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance
invalidnot valid: