GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| throes | pang |
| mote | a small particle : speck |