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 |
|---|---|
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |