GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| scion | descendant |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
