GRE Word List
CHRONIC
continuing or occurring again and again for a long time
The meaning of the word chronic is continuing or occurring again and again for a long time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |