GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| aria | air |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |