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 |
|---|---|
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |