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 |
|---|---|
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| retiring | reserved |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |