GRE Word List
TESSELLATED
having a checkered appearance
The meaning of the word tessellated is having a checkered appearance.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| primal | original |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |