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 |
|---|---|
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| collected | gathered together |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| lax | loose |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| ensconce | shelter |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |