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 |
|---|---|
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| faculty | ability |