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 |
|---|---|
| mercurial | of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| juncture | a point of time |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |