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 |
|---|---|
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| seasonal | of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season |
| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |