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 |
|---|---|
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| doddering | feeble |
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| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
| choreography | the art of symbolically representing dancing |
| connoisseur | expert |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |