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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| ravenous | rapacious |