GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |