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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| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
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| fester | to generate pus |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
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| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
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