GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |