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

WordMeaning
gluttonone given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking
stygianof or relating to the river Styx
self-indulgenceexcessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims
smolderto burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke
befuddleto muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink
inciteto move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
sardonicdisdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
effectualproducing or able to produce a desired effect
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand