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 |
|---|---|
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |