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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| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
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| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
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| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
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