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 |
|---|---|
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |