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
behooveto be necessary, proper, or advantageous for
rakean implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground
expedientsuitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
ludicrousamusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity
vociferousmarked by or given to vehement insistent outcry
connubialof or relating to the married state : conjugal
roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of