GRE Word List
COLLAGE
an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface
The meaning of the word collage is an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |