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 |
|---|---|
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |