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 |
|---|---|
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| broach | brooch |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| antecede | precede |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| executor | one who executes something |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |