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 |
|---|---|
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |