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 |
|---|---|
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
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| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |