GRE Word List

ANACHRONISM

an error in chronology

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

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WordMeaning
discreteconstituting a separate entity : individually distinct
proliferateto grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring
credulityreadiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
variegatedhaving discrete markings of different colors
stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
peonany of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as
muskyhaving an odor of or resembling musk
extrinsicnot forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous
confinesomething (such as borders or walls) that encloses