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 |
|---|---|
| oversee | survey |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |