GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |