GRE Word List
ANACHRONISM
an error in chronology
The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| forebears | ancestor |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| wry | twist |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |