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 |
|---|---|
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
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| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |