GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
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| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |