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 |
|---|---|
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| spoof | deceive |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |