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 |
|---|---|
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
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| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |