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 |
|---|---|
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| grotto | cave |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |