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 |
|---|---|
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| upright | perpendicular |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |