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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vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
cohortscompanion
inscrutablenot readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
sinewyfull of sinews: such as
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
mundaneof, relating to, or characteristic of the world
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nicetythe quality or state of being nice
unaccountablenot to be accounted for : inexplicable
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