GRE Word List

ANACHRONISM

an error in chronology

The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.

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WordMeaning
precisa concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts
seclusionthe act of secluding : the condition of being secluded
deferencerespect and esteem due a superior or an elder
denotationan act or process of denoting
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
threatan expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage
rusea wily subterfuge
shacklesomething (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms
piquantengagingly provocative
poseura person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person