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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penetrate | to pass into or through |
rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
sublimate | sublime |
ramification | branch |
profligate | wildly extravagant |
retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
gamut | the whole series of recognized musical notes |
lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
sober | not intoxicated |