GRE Word List
ANACHRONISM
an error in chronology
The meaning of the word anachronism is an error in chronology.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| shove | to push along |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |