GRE Word List
ANACHRONISM
an error in chronology
The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.
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| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| choreography | the art of symbolically representing dancing |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |