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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |