GRE Word List
ANACHRONISM
an error in chronology
The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |