GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| exalt | to raise in rank, power, or character |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |