GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| implode | to burst inward |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |