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 |
|---|---|
| finery | ornament |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |