GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| protocol | an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |