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 |
|---|---|
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| hallowed | holy |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |