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 |
|---|---|
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| martial | of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior |