GRE Word List
CONFISCATE
seize; take possession of (private property) by official order (usu. as a punishment); commandeer
The meaning of the word confiscate is seize; take possession of (private property) by official order (usu. as a punishment); commandeer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clandestine | secret |
| knave | untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel; jack; N. knavery |
| whimsy | whim; tendency to behave amusingly strangely; Ex. story full of whimsy |
| peripheral | of a periphery; marginal; outer; of minor importance; not central; Ex. peripheral nerve/interest |
| frivolous | lacking in seriousness; flippant; self-indulgently carefree; unworthy of serious attention; relatively unimportant; trivial |
| anoint | consecrate; put oil on (in a religious ceremony) |
| celerity | speed; rapidity |
| effusion | pouring forth; unrestrained outpouring of feeling; V. effuse: pour out; ADJ. effusive: pouring forth; gushing |
| arid | (of land) dry; barren; unproductive |
| avenge | take vengence for something or on behalf of someone; Ex. They avenged his death by burning the village; Ex. He swore to avenge his brother; Ex. They avenged themselves on their enemy. |