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 |
|---|---|
| politic | political |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |