to make amends for; to atone; to pay the penalty We often feel that suffering is necessary to _______ our sins.

not to be avoided, changed, or resisted; inevitable The deteriorating economy seems to foreshadow an _______ depression.

enclosed within or as if within walls; closed off; confined, secluded Loss of all her loved ones _______ Mallory's heart with an impregnable wall.

to abolish by authoritative action; annul; to treat as nonexistent Situational ethics cannot _______ the authority of the law.