GRE Word List
ANACHRONISM
an error in chronology
The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| inductive | of, relating to, or employing mathematical or logical induction |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |