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 |
|---|---|
| anvil | iron block used in hammering out metals |
| luster | shine; gloss (of a polished surface) |
| turpitude | depravity; baseness; Ex. moral turpitude |
| gruesome | grisly; horrible |
| frolicsome | prankish; gay; playful; merry; frisky |
| deft | neat; skillful |
| waffle | speak equivocally about an issue; N. |
| callous | hardened; unfeeling; without sympathy for the sufferings of others; unkind |
| attrition | rubbing away by friction; gradual decrease in numbers or strength; reduction in the work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment; Ex. a war of attrition |
| windfall | fallen fruit; unexpected lucky event |
