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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
