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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cresta showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration
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betokento typify beforehand : presage
vicaran ecclesiastical agent: such as
transcendentexceeding usual limits : surpassing
paupera person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity
residuesomething that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant
kneelto position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
gestateto carry in the uterus during pregnancy