GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| implication | something implied: such as |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| stilted | pompous |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |