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 |
|---|---|
| adroit | having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| gnome | maxim |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |