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 |
|---|---|
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| coin | corner |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| beatitude | a state of utmost bliss |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |