GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |