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 |
|---|---|
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
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| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| farce | stuff |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |