GRE Word List

USAGE

firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure

The meaning of the word usage is firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure.

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WordMeaning
negateto deny the existence or truth of
endemicbelonging or native to a particular people or country
sapthe fluid part of a plant
hysteriaa psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral
fomentto promote the growth or development of : rouse
oratorioa lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery
substantialconsisting of or relating to substance
transcendentexceeding usual limits : surpassing
gluttonone given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking
abaseto lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem