GRE Word List

ANACHRONISM

an error in chronology

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

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WordMeaning
embroiderto ornament with needlework
astutehaving or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever
demoticof, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing
rancorbitter deep-seated ill will
procurementthe act or process of procuring
habituateto make used to something : accustom
exhumedisinter
varnisha liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
cumbersomeunwieldy because of heaviness and bulk