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 |
|---|---|
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| finished | entirely done |
| condole | grieve |
| portly | dignified |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |