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 |
|---|---|
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| imbibe | drink |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| leave-taking | departure |