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.
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|---|---|
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
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| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
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| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
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| passive | acted upon by an external agency |