GRE Word List

ANACHRONISM

an error in chronology

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

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soldera metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces
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preamblean introductory statement
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tableta flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription
circleta little circle
prologuethe preface or introduction to a literary work
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
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