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 |
|---|---|
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| nib | bill |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |