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 |
|---|---|
| impeccable | free from fault or blame : flawless |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| dint | force |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |