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 |
|---|---|
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| corporeal | having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |