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 |
|---|---|
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| pugilist | fighter |