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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| Word | Meaning |
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| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| vixen | a female fox |
| antecede | precede |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |