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 |
|---|---|
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |