GRE Word List

EXPIATE

to make amends for

The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.

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WordMeaning
exemptfree or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject
sneakto go stealthily or furtively : slink
raptlifted up and carried away
loftan upper room or floor : attic
titanichaving great magnitude, force, or power : colossal
miscellaneousconsisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous
imperativenot to be avoided or evaded : necessary
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
vipera common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans
subjectiveof, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as