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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| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
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| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |