GRE Word List
ANACHRONISM
an error in chronology
The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |