GRE Word List
ANACHRONISM
an error in chronology
The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.
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| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| aromatic | of, relating to, or having aroma: |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| ploy | escapade |