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 |
|---|---|
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| imbibe | drink |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| aria | air |