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 |
|---|---|
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |