GRE Word List
ANACHRONISM
an error in chronology
The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| remittance | a sum of money remitted |
| encumber | weigh down |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| suppliant | supplicant |