GRE Word List
ANACHRONISM
an error in chronology
The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.
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pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
prong | fork |
forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
vendetta | blood feud |
bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |