GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| warranted | sanction |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| intermediary | mediator |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| opulence | wealth |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |