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 |
|---|---|
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
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| contest | strive |
| physiological | of or relating to physiology |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |