GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |