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 |
|---|---|
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |