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 |
|---|---|
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
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| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
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| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
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