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 |
|---|---|
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| progeny | descendants |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |