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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|---|---|
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
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| wither | to become dry and sapless |
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| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
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| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |