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.

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WordMeaning
gamelya physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
craveto ask for earnestly : beg
rigto fit out with rigging
choiran organized company of singers (as in a church service)
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
colossusa statue of gigantic size and proportions
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
omnivorousfeeding on both animal and vegetable substances
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter