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

WordMeaning
injuriousinflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental
triviaunimportant matters : trivial facts or details
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
compulsorymandatory
vainhaving or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited
inscrutablenot readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
tycoona businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
convictionthe act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law