GRE Word List

EXPIATE

to make amends for

The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.

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deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
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sentientresponsive to or conscious of sense impressions
conteststrive
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bruisean injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion
disquietudeanxiety
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drawto cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull
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