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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metropolisthe chief or capital city of a country, state, or region
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trampletramp
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irretrievablenot retrievable : impossible to regain or recover
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