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 |
|---|---|
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| doddering | feeble |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |