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 |
|---|---|
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| tome | book |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |