GRE Word List

ANACHRONISM

an error in chronology

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

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WordMeaning
soporificcausing or tending to cause sleep
accoutreto provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit
beguilehoodwink
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed
estimablecapable of being estimated
exhilaratingcausing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
credentialwarranting credit or confidence