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 |
|---|---|
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| mendicant | beggar |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |