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

WordMeaning
staccatocut short or apart in performing : disconnected
flutedhaving or marked by grooves
terminuseither end of a transportation line or travel route
plumagethe feathers of a bird
homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
unprecedentedhaving no precedent : novel
sproutto grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout
espionagethe practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company
glowerto look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger
exhaleto rise or be given off as vapor