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 |
|---|---|
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| postulate | demand |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| impenitent | not penitent |