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 |
|---|---|
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |