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
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
discursivemoving from topic to topic without order : rambling
whinnyto neigh especially in a low or gentle way
dourstern
varnisha liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating
feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate
militantengaged in warfare or combat : fighting
immolateto kill or destroy especially by fire
voracioushaving a huge appetite : ravenous
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted