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 |
|---|---|
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| bump | a relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| paradigm | example |