GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
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| whittle | a large knife |
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| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
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