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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viand | an item of food |
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vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
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