SAT Power Vocab - Princeton Review

neologism   (n.)—a  new word

prologue    (n.)—an introductory    chapter or  event

chron- time

You probably know what it means to put items in chronological order: to order words or
objects by their place in time. Look at those roots! Chron- pertains to time, and we already
know what log-means. (Turn back to this page if you’ve forgotten already!) What about an
anachronism? As we discussed earlier, ana- means “against.” So, an anachronism is
something that appears to be out of place in time. If you were watching an old Western movie
set in the 1850s, it would be an anachronism to see someone driving down the road in a sports
car.

Here are some other chron- words:

chronic (adj.)—happening    over    a   long    period  of  time

chronicle   (v.)—to record  events, especially  in  chronological   order

chronometer (n.)—a  timepiece,  such    as  a   watch   or  clock

synchronized     (adj.),    synchronicity    (n.)—occurring  at  the     same    time    (syn-   is

“with”  or  “same”)