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 |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| calculated | apt |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |