GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| dingy | dirty |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |