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 |
|---|---|
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| impeccable | free from fault or blame : flawless |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |