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 |
|---|---|
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| wreak | bring about |