GRE Word List
ANACHRONISM
an error in chronology
The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| generate | to bring into existence: such as |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |