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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WordMeaning
preludean introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter
ameliorateto make better or more tolerable
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
forerunnerone that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as
insalubriousnot conducive to health : unwholesome
monasticof or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns
alleviaterelieve
voluminoushaving or marked by great volume or bulk : large
abhorto regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe
breedto produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation