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 |
|---|---|
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| misadventure | misfortune |