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 |
|---|---|
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| azure | the blue color of the clear sky |
| shaving | the act of one that shaves |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |