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 |
|---|---|
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| auroral | dawn |