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 |
|---|---|
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |