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 |
|---|---|
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| championship | designation as champion |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |