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 |
|---|---|
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| epaulet | something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |