GRE Word List
ANACHRONISM
an error in chronology
The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| prong | fork |
| hurl | rush |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |