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 |
|---|---|
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| obscure | dark |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |