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 |
|---|---|
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| application | an act of applying: |
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| reverberate | reflect |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |