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 |
|---|---|
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |