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 |
|---|---|
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |