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 |
|---|---|
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| flounder | flatfish |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |