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 |
|---|---|
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| brochure | pamphlet |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| seasonal | of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| acclaim | applaud |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |