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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ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
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utopiaa place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions
amicablecharacterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
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degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
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licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints