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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| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| euphoria | a feeling of well-being or elation |