GRE Word List
EXPIATE
to make amends for
The meaning of the word expiate is to make amends for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |