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 |
|---|---|
| prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| reckon | count |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |