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 |
|---|---|
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| 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 |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |