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.
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|---|---|
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| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
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| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |