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 |
|---|---|
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| nib | bill |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |