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

WordMeaning
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
rueto feel penitence, remorse, or regret for
outspokendirect and open in speech or expression : frank
latchto lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms
ennuia feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom
dissembleto hide under a false appearance
paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases
distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
blandishmentsomething that tends to coax or cajole : allurement
galvanicof, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity