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 |
|---|---|
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| exhume | disinter |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |