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 |
|---|---|
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |