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

WordMeaning
edifyto instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift
bulwarka solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
adjacentnot distant : nearby
bloatedoverfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.
centripetalproceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis
concedeto acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly
rampantrearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended
apocalypticof, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse
suffragistone who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women