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 |
|---|---|
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| neologism | a new word, usage, or expression |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |