GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| replicate | duplicate |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |