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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fractioustending to be troublesome : unruly
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embossto raise the surface of into bosses
pento shut in or as if in a pen
snipa small piece that is snipped off
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