GRE Word List
USURY
the lending of money with an interest charge for its use
The meaning of the word usury is the lending of money with an interest charge for its use.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
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| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |