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 |
|---|---|
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| consort | associate |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |