GRE Word List
PALIMPSEST
parchment or piece of writing material used for second time after original writing has been erased
The meaning of the word palimpsest is parchment or piece of writing material used for second time after original writing has been erased.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| egotism | tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively; conceit; self-importance |
| clasp | hold firmly within arms |
| curfew | regulation requiring all people to leave the streets at stated times; signal (as a bell) announcing the hour of a curfew |
| simian | monkeylike; N: ape or monkey |
| rectify | set right; correct; CF. rect-: right |
| slaughter | killing of animals for food; massacre; V: butcher (animals) for food; kill in large numbers |
| lode | metal-bearing vein(long deposit of an ore) |
| resurge | rise again; flow to and fro; N. resurgence; ADJ. resurgent: (of ideas or beliefs) experiencing revival; surging again |
| endue | provide with some quality; endow |
| comeback | retort; quick clever reply; return to former status |