GRE Word List
ANACHRONISM
an error in chronology
The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |