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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| brawny | muscular |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |