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 |
|---|---|
| inanimate | not animate: |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| 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 |