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

WordMeaning
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
canterone who uses cant: such as
tyrannyoppressive power
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
dominaterule
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
incrementthe amount or degree by which something changes
waftto move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium
ambleto go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter