GRE Word List
ANACHRONISM
an error in chronology
The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |