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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WordMeaning
prateto talk long and idly : chatter
noveltysomething new or unusual
confidencea feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances
memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
maledictioncurse
zephyra breeze from the west
dinghya small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat
incarcerateto put in prison
lotan object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with