GRE Word List
USAGE
act or manner of using; accepted practice; way in which words are actually used
The meaning of the word usage is act or manner of using; accepted practice; way in which words are actually used.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prophylactic | used to prevent disease; N: something prophylactic; condom; N. prophylaxis: prevention of disease |
| recidivism | habitual return to crime (even after being punished); N. recidivist |
| gait | manner of walking or running; speed |
| theoretical | based on theory; not practical or applied; hypothetical |
| homily | sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; serious warning; ADJ. homiletic |
| defect | shortcoming; V: desert (in order to join the opposite one) |
| protege | person receiving protection and support from a patron |
| advert | refer |
| truism | self-evident truth |
| remediable | reparable |
