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 |
|---|---|
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| serenity | the quality or state of being serene |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |