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 |
|---|---|
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |