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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |