GRE Word List

TESSELLATED

having a checkered appearance

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

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dexterousmentally adroit and skillful : clever
dearthscarcity that makes dear
idlenot occupied or employed: such as
enormityan outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act
cognizancea distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing)
maladroitlacking adroitness : inept
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
thematicof, relating to, or constituting a theme
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached