GRE Word List
ANACHRONISM
an error in chronology
The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |