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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WordMeaning
subordinateplaced in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior
palleta straw-filled tick or mattress
relapsethe act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
gnarlsnarl
pryto look closely or inquisitively
simianof, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes
disembarkto remove to shore from a ship
crossbreedhybridize
granulateto form or crystallize into grains or granules
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland