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 |
|---|---|
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| fell | skin |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| strew | to spread by scattering |