GRE Word List

EXPIATE

to make amends for

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

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WordMeaning
sonicutilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves
tutelageinstruction especially of an individual
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
balkto refuse abruptly
supinelying on the back or with the face upward
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
kindredof a similar nature or character : like
scruplea unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
berserkan ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable