GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
willowy | abounding with willows |
malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
scion | descendant |
tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |