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 |
|---|---|
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| virtuoso | one who excels in the technique of an art |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |