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 |
|---|---|
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| collected | gathered together |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |