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
succulentfull of juice : juicy
terrestrialof or relating to the earth or its inhabitants
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
foreshadowto represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure
lubricateto make smooth or slippery
interveneto occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
typhoona hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea
torpedoa weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as
pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be
apothecaryone who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes