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

WordMeaning
crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness
mandatean authoritative command
meandera winding path or course
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details
spruceto make spruce
apparentopen to view : visible
slapto strike sharply with or as if with the open hand
exposeto deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
pensivemusingly or dreamily thoughtful