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
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| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
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| balk | to refuse abruptly |
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