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 |
|---|---|
| calculated | apt |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |