GRE Word List

MOSAIC

a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns

The meaning of the word mosaic is a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns.

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vitriolicbitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism
wagea payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis
amplifyto expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis
acumenkeenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters
haggleto cut roughly or clumsily : hack
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
vendorone that vends : seller
chivalrousvaliant
leveea reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed
homogeneousof the same or a similar kind or nature