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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caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
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execrabledeserving to be execrated : detestable
braggarta loud arrogant boaster
hideto put out of sight : secrete
oratorioa lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery
alludeto make indirect reference
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air
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relentto become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity