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 |
|---|---|
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
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