GRE Word List

TESSELLATED

having a checkered appearance

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

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WordMeaning
ogleto glance with amorous invitation or challenge
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
philanderera man who has sexual relations with many women
inamorataa woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations
swaggerto conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner
outcastone that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah
predetermineforeordain
obstreperousmarked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
helma lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering