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
arbitraryexisting or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will
saturateto satisfy fully : satiate
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
vetoan authoritative prohibition : interdiction
hivea container for housing honeybees
effluviuman invisible emanation
flaccidnot firm or stiff
expoundto set forth : state
speechlessunable to speak : dumb
emissaryone designated as the agent of another : representative