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 |
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| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
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| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| grotto | cave |
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |