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 |
|---|---|
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |