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 |
|---|---|
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| intermediary | mediator |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |