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 |
|---|---|
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| submissive | submitting to others |