GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| purported | reputed |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| delirium | an acute (see acute |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |