GRE Word List

PALLET

a straw-filled tick or mattress

The meaning of the word pallet is a straw-filled tick or mattress.

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pulsethe regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart
consecratededicated to a sacred purpose
germa small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts
cresta showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration
occultto shut off from view or exposure : cover
incongruitythe quality or state of being incongruous
embryonicof or relating to an embryo
relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
abbreviateto make briefer
arteryany of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body