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 |
|---|---|
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| genre | a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content |
| verge | brink |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |