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 |
|---|---|
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |