GRE Word List
ANACHRONISM
an error in chronology
The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.
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| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |