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 |
|---|---|
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| rider | one that rides |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |