GRE Word List
ANACHRONISM
an error in chronology
The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.
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| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| contrive | devise |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| calorific | caloric |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |