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 |
|---|---|
| versatile | embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| demerit | offense |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| attentive | mindful |
| evenhanded | fair |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |