GRE Word List

EXPIATE

to make amends for

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

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patentopen to public inspection
impregnableincapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable
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basethe bottom of something considered as its support : foundation
slitherto slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface
volleythe flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground
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indentationthe blank space produced by indenting : indention
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