GRE Word List
ANACHRONISM
an error in chronology
The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |