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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specka small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay
igniteto set afire
terminalleading ultimately to death : fatal
unceremoniousnot ceremonious : informal
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squatto cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
guilelessinnocent
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
ostensibleintended for display : open to view
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