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 |
|---|---|
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| rotunda | a round building |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| welter | writhe |
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |