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 |
|---|---|
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| submerge | to put under water |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| score | twenty |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |