GRE Word List

ANACHRONISM

an error in chronology

The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.

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navigabledeep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships
reconditedifficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
prepossessingcreating prejudice
incendiaryigniting combustible materials spontaneously
ripto tear or split apart or open
amphitheateran oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles
incongruitythe quality or state of being incongruous
pulsateto throb or move rhythmically : vibrate