GRE Word List
ANACHRONISM
an error in chronology
The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| hardy | bold |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| graduate | to receive an academic degree or diploma |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |