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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leasha line for leading or restraining an animal
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
effectiveproducing a decided, decisive, or desired effect
dissimulateto hide under a false appearance
derisionthe use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt
grottocave
finickyextremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards
biennialoccurring every two years
exactto call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
righteousacting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin