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.

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WordMeaning
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
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abbreviateto make briefer
pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
indigentsuffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
providentfrugal
agrarianof or relating to fields or lands or their tenure
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carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
mercantileof or relating to merchants or trading