GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| pilfer | steal |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| declivity | downward inclination |