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 |
|---|---|
| desperate | having lost hope |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| sidetrack | siding |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |