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 |
|---|---|
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| spare | not being used |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| bouillon | a clear seasoned soup made usually from lean beef |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| repertoire | a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform |