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 |
|---|---|
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| epic | a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| canine | a conical pointed tooth |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |