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

WordMeaning
manumitto release from slavery
shuntto turn off to one side : shift
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
integrityfirm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility
muddleto make turbid or muddy
throbto pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
schematicof or relating to a scheme or schema
abscondto depart secretly and hide oneself
reprobationthe act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated