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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distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
derivativea word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation
civilof or relating to citizens
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purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
adjutanta staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence
approbationcommendation
integrityfirm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use