GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |