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 |
|---|---|
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
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