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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| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| droop | to hang or incline downward |
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| sibling | sib |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
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