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 |
|---|---|
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| viand | an item of food |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |