GRE Word List

ANACHRONISM

an error in chronology

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

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WordMeaning
imperilto bring into peril : endanger
incantationa use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
crassgross
snivelto run at the nose
pedagogueteacher
patriciana member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome
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