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 |
|---|---|
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |