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 |
|---|---|
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |