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 |
|---|---|
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| trappings | outward signs |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |