GRE Word List

EXPIATE

to make amends for

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

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WordMeaning
incidentalbeing likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
imprecationcurse
impuissanceweakness
compromisesettlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions
ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background
demagoguea leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
inductiveof, relating to, or employing mathematical or logical induction
universalincluding or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception
disarraya lack of order or sequence : confusion