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
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|---|---|
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
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| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
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| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
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