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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| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| manifold | marked by diversity or variety |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
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