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 |
|---|---|
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |