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 |
|---|---|
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| repercussion | reflection |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| rotunda | a round building |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |