GRE Word List
HIEROGLYPHIC
written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
The meaning of the word hieroglyphic is written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| demise | death |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |