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 |
|---|---|
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| sibling | sib |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |