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 |
|---|---|
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| equestrian | of, relating to, or featuring horseback riding |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |