GRE Word List
ANACHRONISM
an error in chronology
The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| query | question |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| circlet | a little circle |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |