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 |
|---|---|
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |