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
importuneto press or urge with troublesome persistence
embellishto make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate
emasculateto deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
invincibleincapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued
flounderflatfish
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
derivativea word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation
propagateto cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate