GRE Word List
ANACHRONISM
an error in chronology
The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.
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| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| abnegation | denial |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |