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 |
|---|---|
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |