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
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
comatoseof, resembling, or affected with coma
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
hubbubnoise
rapporta friendly, harmonious relationship
functionalof, connected with, or being a function
vassala person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant
propheticof, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
accessoryan object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else
bawdyboisterously or humorously indecent