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 |
|---|---|
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| docile | easily taught |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |