GRE Word List

TESSELLATED

having a checkered appearance

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

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WordMeaning
jadedfatigued by overwork : exhausted
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
cantoone of the major divisions of a long poem
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
shiftto exchange for or replace by another : change
contrivedevise
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
epitheta characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing
presumeto undertake without leave or clear justification : dare
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea