GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| politic | political |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| limp | to walk lamely |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| debonair | suave |