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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WordMeaning
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
attentivemindful
demagoguea leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
transcendentexceeding usual limits : surpassing
wreakbring about
friezea heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface
reputedhaving a good repute : reputable
exiguousexcessively scanty : inadequate