GRE Word List
CHRONIC
long established as a disease
The meaning of the word chronic is long established as a disease.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| initiate | begin; originate; receive into a group; introduce to a new field or activity; Ex. initiate someone into the mysteries of a secret religion; N: one who has been initiated |
| adventitious | accidental; casual; happening by chance |
| isthmus | narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land |
| marrow | soft fatty tissue that fills most bone cavities and is the source of blood cells |
| eclectic | selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources; selecting individual elements from a variety of sources; N. eclecticism |
| toss | throw lightly; move or lift (the head) with a sudden motion; flip (a coin) to decide something |
| remittance | remitting of money; amount of money remitted |
| meander | wind or turn in its course; follow a winding or turning course; move aimlessly and idly |
| seine | seine net; net for catching fish |
| spectral | ghostly; N. specter: spectre; ghost; phantom |