GRE Word List
EXPROPRIATE
to deprive of possession or proprietary rights
The meaning of the word expropriate is to deprive of possession or proprietary rights.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| delusive | likely to delude |
| calculated | apt |
| whimsy | whim |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |