GRE Word List

EXPIATE

to make amends for

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

Random words

WordMeaning
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather
accelerateto move faster : to gain speed
energizeto make energetic, vigorous, or active
writheto twist into coils or folds
shrewdmarked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
exaltto raise in rank, power, or character
unsulliednot soiled or tarnished : not sullied
inhibitedto prohibit from doing something
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile