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 |
|---|---|
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |