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 |
|---|---|
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |