To make atonement for one's sins
Expiate
The one-word substitution for the given words/sentences: Expiate
Example sentence - "Maria decided to make atonement for her sins by volunteering at a local charity and helping those in need."
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Rarely ____ such an overwhelming consensus among critics.
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The reforms, while ostensibly motivated by economic exigencies, were in effect a veiled attempt to ____ dissent under the guise of austerity.
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The scientist's hypothesis was not only radical but also diametrically ____ to the foundational assumptions of her discipline.
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Only after years of archival research did the historian manage to ____ the contradictory accounts of the regime's collapse.
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The anthropologist's findings were considered so controversial that they were initially ______.
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the word that best completes the sentence.
At times he gets very angry, and then no one can_______ him.
Each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words are given below it. Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response accordingly.
Many people today have fallen into utter confusion of values with the result that they cannot______ the good from the bad.
Each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words are given below it. Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response accordingly
If Mohan________ at 5 a.m., he would not have missed the train.
Each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words are given below it. Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response accordingly.
His property was divided ______ his daughters and sons.
Each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words are given below it. Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response accordingly
His persistence in his misdemeanours has lowered him in the________ of everyone who knows him.