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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verisimilitudethe quality or state of being verisimilar
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finickyextremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards