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 |
|---|---|
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
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| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |