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.

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WordMeaning
habituateto make used to something : accustom
consanguineousof the same blood or origin
daisa raised platform (as in a hall or large room)
outgoinggoing away : departing
vultureany 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
elucidateto make lucid especially by explanation or analysis
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
biliousof 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
palatethe roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate
imperviousnot allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable