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 |
|---|---|
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| tycoon | a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |