GRE Word List

EXPIATE

to make amends for

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

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WordMeaning
fertileproducing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
witticisma cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark
concomitantaccompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way
debilitateto impair the strength of : enfeeble
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haltingmarked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness
imperviousnot allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable
inebriateone who is drunk