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 |
|---|---|
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| impuissance | weakness |
| repercussion | reflection |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| duration | continuance in time |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |