GRE Word List
ANACHRONISM
an error in chronology
The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |