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 |
|---|---|
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| slake | subside |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |