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 |
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| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |