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 |
|---|---|
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| grill | to broil on a grill |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| impeach | to charge with a crime or misdemeanor |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |