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 |
|---|---|
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| cardiologist | the study of the heart and its action and diseases |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |