GRE Word List
ANACHRONISM
an error in chronology
The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| junket | trip |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| gnome | maxim |