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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WordMeaning
factiousof or relating to faction: such as
gamelya physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
explicateto give a detailed explanation of
comityfriendly social atmosphere : social harmony
annotateto make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment
deposeto remove from a throne or other high position
irretrievablenot retrievable : impossible to regain or recover
ancestryline of descent : lineage
retiringreserved
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries