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 |
|---|---|
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |