GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
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| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
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| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
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