GRE Word List

ANACHRONISM

an error in chronology

The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.

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WordMeaning
surveillanceclose watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective)
baitto persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks
microcosma little world
antecedeprecede
emancipateto free from restraint, control, or the power of another
premonitorygiving warning
proselytizeto induce someone to convert to one's faith
certitudethe state of being or feeling certain
acquiesceto accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
rotethe use of memory usually with little intelligence