GRE Word List

TESSELLATED

having a checkered appearance

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

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courtthe residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary
demagoguea leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
skulkto move in a stealthy or furtive manner
postulatedemand
parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
antiquityancient times
requiteto make return for : repay