GRE Word List
DEMOTIC
of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing
The meaning of the word demotic is of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing.
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superannuated | outmoded |
bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
supplicant | one who supplicates |
indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
fabricate | invent |
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flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |