GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hardy | bold |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| cow | the mature female of cattle (genus Bos) |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |