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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| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
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| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |