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 |
|---|---|
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
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| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
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