GRE Word List

ANACHRONISM

an error in chronology

The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.

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WordMeaning
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
snickerto laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter
effronteryshameless boldness : insolence
impecunioushaving very little or no money usually habitually : penniless
anarchista person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power
implacablenot placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
irrevocablenot possible to revoke : unalterable
peevishquerulous in temperament or mood : fretful
trystan agreement (as between lovers) to meet
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed