GRE Word List
ANACHRONISM
an error in chronology
The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| diadem | crown |