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 |
|---|---|
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |