GRE Word List
ANACHRONISM
an error in chronology
The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.
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|---|---|
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
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| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| acetic | vinegary |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |