GRE Word List

TESSELLATED

having a checkered appearance

The meaning of the word tessellated is having a checkered appearance.

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WordMeaning
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
swerveto turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate
purgeto clear of guilt
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
porouspossessing or full of pores
scorchto burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture
tutelaryhaving the guardianship of a person or a thing
adventitiouscoming from another source and not inherent or innate
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant