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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vitreousresembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy
neologisma new word, usage, or expression
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