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 |
|---|---|
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| circlet | a little circle |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |