GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |