GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| zealot | a zealous person |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| sleek | slick |