GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |