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 |
|---|---|
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| obscure | dark |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |