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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
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| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |