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 |
|---|---|
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |