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 |
|---|---|
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| doddering | feeble |