GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |