GRE Word List
TESSELLATED
having a checkered appearance
The meaning of the word tessellated is having a checkered appearance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| junket | trip |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| onus | burden |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |