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 |
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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 |