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 |
|---|---|
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| vision | the act or power of seeing : sight |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |