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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cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
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mediocreof moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary
renegeto go back on a promise or commitment
alludeto make indirect reference
inuredto accustom to accept something undesirable