GRE Word List
PALIMPSEST
writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
The meaning of the word palimpsest is writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
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