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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WordMeaning
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
precipitateto throw violently : hurl
discloseto make known or public
remitto lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly
austerestern and cold in appearance or manner
tracta system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function
pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
endearto cause to become beloved or admired
academicof, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning
visionthe act or power of seeing : sight