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 |
|---|---|
| cataclysm | flood |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |