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 |
|---|---|
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| conspire | plot |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |