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.

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forthrightfree from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
pedagogythe art, science, or profession of teaching
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