GRE Word List

ANACHRONISM

an error in chronology

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

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WordMeaning
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
docileeasily taught
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
queerdiffering in some way from what is usual or normal : odd
insurgenta person who revolts against civil authority or an established government
distortto twist (see twist
infidelone who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity
orientationthe act or process of orienting or of being oriented
impertinentgiven to or characterized by insolent rudeness
lateralof or relating to the side