GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| sentinel | sentry |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |