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Word: expropriate

Definition: take possession of (often for public use and without payment)


More Vocab Words

::: dainty - delicate; delicately beautiful; fastidious; not easy to please; Ex. dainty movement/dress
::: nomenclature - terminology(system of specialized words); system of names or naming things
::: barrister - counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law; CF. bar
::: fringe - decorative edge of hanging threads; edge
::: grisly - ghastly; horrifying; Ex. grisly remains of the bodies
::: compute - reckon; calculate
::: terminus - last stop of railroad; end
::: recluse - hermit; loner; ADJ. reclusive
::: circumlocution - indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly)
::: ample - enough; abundant; spacious; large in size; Ex. ample opportunity/garden; N. amplitude: quality of being ample; abundance; largeness of space