GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| carefree | free from care: such as |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |