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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ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
rakean implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground
supinelying on the back or with the face upward
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
travailwork especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil
diabolicalof, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish
unaccountablenot to be accounted for : inexplicable
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion