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 |
|---|---|
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |