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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| sonic | utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
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| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
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