GRE Word List
PALLET
a straw-filled tick or mattress
The meaning of the word pallet is a straw-filled tick or mattress.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |