GRE Word List
ANACHRONISM
an error in chronology
The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| flighty | swift |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| historic | historical |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |