GRE Word List
ANACHRONISM
an error in chronology
The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| warrant | sanction |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| limp | to walk lamely |
| shambles | a meat market |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| pudding | blood sausage |