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 |
|---|---|
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |