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 |
|---|---|
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| irate | roused to ire |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| savant | a person of learning |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |