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 |
|---|---|
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |