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 |
|---|---|
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |