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 |
|---|---|
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| finery | ornament |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| 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 |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |