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 |
|---|---|
| scion | descendant |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |