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 |
|---|---|
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |