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 |
|---|---|
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |