GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |