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 |
|---|---|
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
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