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
neophytea new convert : proselyte
comebacka sharp or witty reply : retort
errantbehaving wrongly
reprobationthe act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated
debilitateto impair the strength of : enfeeble
sluran insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion
resourcefulable to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
appurtenancesaccessory objects
vegetateto lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind