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 |
|---|---|
| arid | excessively dry |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |