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 |
|---|---|
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| nomenclature | name |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| forebears | ancestor |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| slake | subside |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| combustible | capable of combustion |