GRE Word List
ANACHRONISM
an error in chronology
The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| panoramic | of, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| welter | writhe |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |