GRE Word List

EXPIATE

to make amends for

The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.

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venoma toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
tentativenot fully worked out or developed
neophytea new convert : proselyte
epochan event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
gleama transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
lugubriousmournful
stodgyhaving a rich filling quality : heavy