GRE Word List

TESSELLATED

having a checkered appearance

The meaning of the word tessellated is having a checkered appearance.

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ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
tycoona businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate
blareto sound loud and strident
coupletwo persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
weanto accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing
barba medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck
ferventvery hot : glowing
vindicateto free from allegation or blame
countermandto revoke (a command) by a contrary order