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
seasoneda time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature
recipientone that receives : receiver
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
erratichaving no fixed course : wandering
multifarioushaving or occurring in great variety : diverse
banka mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as
matineea musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon
monumentalserving as or resembling a monument : massive
expedientsuitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
microcosma little world