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 |
|---|---|
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |