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

WordMeaning
parquetto furnish with a floor of parquet
pusillanimouslacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity
residuesomething that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant
varnisha liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating
acridsharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating
sundryincluding many things of different kinds : miscellaneous
warymarked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
sophomoricconceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
unwarrantedlacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified