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 |
|---|---|
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| overthrow | overturn |
| convivial | relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |