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 |
|---|---|
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |