GRE Word List
PARCHMENT
the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
The meaning of the word parchment is the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| hallowed | holy |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |