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 |
|---|---|
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| scotch | scottish |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |