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 |
|---|---|
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |