GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| veracious | truthful |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |