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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| Word | Meaning |
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| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |