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
ratifyto approve and sanction formally : confirm
wispya small handful (as of hay or straw)
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
coupletwo persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired
salientmoving by leaps or springs : jumping
balmyhaving the qualities of balm : soothing
terminalleading ultimately to death : fatal
careera profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling
assurancethe state of being assured: such as
recountto relate in detail : narrate