GRE Word List
ANACHRONISM
an error in chronology
The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| anarchist | a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |