GRE Word List
ANACHRONISM
an error in chronology
The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.
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| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
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| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
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| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
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