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 |
|---|---|
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| docile | easily taught |
| swill | wash |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |