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 |
|---|---|
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| graduate | to receive an academic degree or diploma |
| encompass | include |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |