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 |
|---|---|
| impinge | encroach |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| whittle | a large knife |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |