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 |
|---|---|
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |