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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| fiend | devil |
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |