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 |
|---|---|
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |