GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| historic | historical |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| hirsute | hairy |
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| boor | peasant |