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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impecunioushaving very little or no money usually habitually : penniless
crevicea narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure
implyto express indirectly
archivesa place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved
embroiderto ornament with needlework
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
oozea soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water
amnestythe act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
rebuffto reject or criticize sharply : snub
eugenicrelating to or fitted for the production of good offspring