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.
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| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
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| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
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