GRE Word List

EXPIATE

to make amends for

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

Random words

WordMeaning
strewto spread by scattering
encircleto form a circle around : surround
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
stampto pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument
panegyrica eulogistic oration or writing
viseany of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam
blueslow spirits : melancholy
grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
analgesiainsensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
jubilationan act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant