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 |
|---|---|
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| fiend | devil |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |