GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |