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 |
|---|---|
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| nourish | nurture |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| representational | one that represents: such as |