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 |
|---|---|
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| ensconce | shelter |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |