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 |
|---|---|
| inequity | injustice |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| marked | having an identifying mark |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |