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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rift | fissure |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| imprecation | curse |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |