GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| brink | edge |