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.

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ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
vexto bring trouble, distress, or agitation to
stupefyto make stupid, groggy, or insensible
concedeto acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly
deferput off
elysianof or relating to Elysium
remnanta usually small part, member, or trace remaining
retrospectiveof, relating to, or given to retrospection
replicaan exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature