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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| garnish | decorate |