GRE Word List
PURGATORY
an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
The meaning of the word purgatory is an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |