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 |
|---|---|
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| potentate | ruler |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |