GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
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| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| endorse | to write on the back of |