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

WordMeaning
chaffingthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
siltloose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter
dripto let fall in drops
parcheddeprived of natural moisture
fervidvery hot : burning
contingentdependent on or conditioned by something else
quaffto drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously
tutelageinstruction especially of an individual
desecrateto violate the sanctity of : profane
fraileasily led into evil