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 |
|---|---|
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| scourge | whip |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| sportive | frolicsome |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| heed | to pay attention |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| delusive | likely to delude |