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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| juridical | of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |