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 |
|---|---|
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| quisling | traitor |