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 |
|---|---|
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| pore | to gaze intently |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |