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 |
|---|---|
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
| retract | to draw back or in |