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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rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant
makeshifta usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute
metaphora 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)
inroadan advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
shadecomparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light
scowlto contract the brow in an expression of displeasure
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
dislodgeto drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage