GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |