GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| bouillon | a clear seasoned soup made usually from lean beef |
| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |