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 |
|---|---|
| nourish | nurture |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |