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 |
|---|---|
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |