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 |
|---|---|
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |