transitive verb to take and hold (a right, position, office, or the like) illegally, wrongfully, or by force.While the king was away from the capital, his scheming brother usurped the throne.She felt…
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WOTD: quip
noun a short, humorous, clever, and often sarcastic utterance.The talk show audience often appreciated the host’s quips more than the stories told by the guests. intransitive verb to make or habitually make…
WOTD: wrongdoing
noun conduct that is bad, immoral, or illegal.He’d been imprisoned several times for wrongdoing of various sorts, and it didn’t appear that he had any intention of mending his ways. See the…
WOTD: nondescript
adjective having no individual distinctiveness; lacking in notable features.It was just another night on the road in a nondescript hotel room. noun a nondescript person or thing. See the full entry