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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
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| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
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| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |