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 |
|---|---|
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| frail | easily led into evil |