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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| pugilist | fighter |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |