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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
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| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
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| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| compelling | that compels: such as |