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 |
|---|---|
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| enhance | heighten |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |