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.
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| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| obscure | dark |
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
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