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 |
|---|---|
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |