GRE Word List

TESSELLATED

having a checkered appearance

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

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WordMeaning
smatteringsuperficial piecemeal knowledge
resonantcontinuing to sound : echoing
portlydignified
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
cruxa puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question
embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
meretriciousof or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution
convulsionan abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles
hysteriaa psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral
piousmarked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship