GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trappings | outward signs |
| headlong | headfirst |
| ejaculation | an act of ejaculating |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| dally | to act playfully |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |