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 |
|---|---|
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| cohabit | to live together as or as if a married couple |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |