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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| onus | burden |
| slake | subside |
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| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
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| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |