GRE Word List

EXPIATE

to make amends for

The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.

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encomiasticone that praises : eulogist
mnemonicassisting or intended to assist memory
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
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vetoan authoritative prohibition : interdiction
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leewayan allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance
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