GRE Word List
USURY
lending money at illegal high rates of interest
The meaning of the word usury is lending money at illegal high rates of interest.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| malodorous | foul-smelling |
| hydrophobia | fear of water; rabies |
| disaffected | disloyal; lacking loyality; V. disaffect: cause to lose affection or loyalty |
| sophistry | seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning; sophism |
| negligence | neglect; failure to take reasonable care; ADJ. negligent: neglectful; lax; not taking enough care |
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| leonine | like a lion |
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| charisma | divine gift; great popular charm or appeal; magnetism |
