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 |
|---|---|
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| charlatan | quack |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |