aberrate

• to deviate from what is normal or correct

acolyte

• assistant or follower

anachronism

• representation of someone as existing or something as happening in other than chronological, proper, or historical order; An error in respect to dates

amelioration

• the act of making something better; improvement."progress brings with it the amelioration of the human condition"

apothegm

• a concise saying or maxim; an aphorism. "the apothegm 'tomorrow is another day'"