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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WordMeaning
sedatekeeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
lushgrowing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage
apocryphalof doubtful authenticity : spurious
transpireto take place : go on
effluviuman invisible emanation
gauntexcessively thin and angular
balma balsamic (see balsamic
carillona set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard
parishthe ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor