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 |
|---|---|
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| comestible | edible |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |