GRE Word List

ANACHRONISM

an error in chronology

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

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WordMeaning
repudiateto refuse to accept
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
lineamentsan outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face
reinstateto place again (as in possession or in a former position)
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
shadecomparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
improviseto compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
ravagean act or practice of ravaging