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 |
|---|---|
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| imbue | endow |
| hardy | bold |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |