GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |