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 |
|---|---|
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| brazen | made of brass |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| azure | the blue color of the clear sky |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |