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 |
|---|---|
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| encumber | weigh down |
| paramour | lover |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |