GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |