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 |
|---|---|
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| submerge | to put under water |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |