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

WordMeaning
fouloffensive to the senses : loathsome
tactfulhaving or showing tact
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
scowlto contract the brow in an expression of displeasure
subliminalinadequate to produce a sensation or a perception
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
innuendoan oblique allusion : hint
contrabandillegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling
kindleto start (a fire) burning : light
unprecedentedhaving no precedent : novel