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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |