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 |
|---|---|
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |