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 |
|---|---|
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| exude | to ooze out |
| trance | stupor |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |