GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
unwitting | not knowing : unaware |