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 |
|---|---|
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |