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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| Word | Meaning |
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| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |