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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| indite | make up |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |