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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| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |
| ignite | to set afire |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| guileless | innocent |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
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