GRE Word List
ANACHRONISM
an error in chronology
The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| crass | gross |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| nourishment | food |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |