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 |
|---|---|
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| facade | the front of a building |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |