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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |