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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WordMeaning
contaminateto soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association
consonantbeing in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord
fluxa flowing of fluid from the body: such as
personablepleasant or amiable in person : attractive
annotateto make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
poignancythe quality or state of being poignant
sophisticateddeprived of native or original simplicity: such as
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
pinionthe terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges