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 |
|---|---|
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |