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 |
|---|---|
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
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