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 |
|---|---|
| rank | relative standing or position |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |