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

WordMeaning
meticulousmarked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details
asymmetrichaving two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical
sybaritevoluptuary
depositiona testifying especially before a court
compriseto be made up of
detainto hold or keep in or as if in custody
capacitylegal competency (see competence
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
scourgewhip
dorsalan ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar