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 |
|---|---|
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |