GRE Word List

ANACHRONISM

an error in chronology

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

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WordMeaning
grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
enclavea distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory
supersedeto cause to be set aside
hideousoffensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly
flightyswift
ventilateto expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing
remitto lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
historichistorical
taintto contaminate morally : corrupt