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 |
|---|---|
| retribution | recompense |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| drab | slattern |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |