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 |
|---|---|
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |