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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WordMeaning
ultimatelast in a progression or series : final
salientmoving by leaps or springs : jumping
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
piquantengagingly provocative
throespang
stocka store or supply accumulated or available
visionthe act or power of seeing : sight
quotidianoccurring every day