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 |
|---|---|
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |