GRE Word List
ANACHRONISM
an error in chronology
The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| spoof | deceive |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| chafe | irritate |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |