GRE Word List

TESSELLATED

having a checkered appearance

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

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horoscopea diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life
counterpartone of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate
retrieveto locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
gamutthe whole series of recognized musical notes
inadvertentlyunintentional
breachinfraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard
phobiaan exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
jingoistextreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy