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 |
|---|---|
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
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| sift | to put through a sieve |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| spare | not being used |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
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| corpuscle | a minute particle |
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