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
whetto sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone)
dissimulateto hide under a false appearance
superfluousexceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra
regenta person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign
patriarchone of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people
matrimonythe state of being married : marriage
apeany of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
blusterto talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
natationthe action or art of swimming