GRE Word List
CONFISCATE
appropriated by the government : forfeited
The meaning of the word confiscate is appropriated by the government : forfeited.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| retiring | reserved |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| shove | to push along |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |