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 |
|---|---|
| droop | to hang or incline downward |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| pediatrician | a specialist in pediatrics |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |