GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| martial | of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |