GRE Word List

PALETTE

a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on

The meaning of the word palette is a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on.

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quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
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agogfull of intense interest or excitement : eager
pittancea small portion, amount, or allowance
penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
kindleto start (a fire) burning : light
sundryincluding many things of different kinds : miscellaneous
grudgeto be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
unprepossessingnot tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing