GRE Word List
USURP
to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
The meaning of the word usurp is to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dull | tedious |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |
| title | the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| environ | encircle |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |