GRE Word List
ANACHRONISM
an error in chronology
The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| quench | put out |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| purported | reputed |