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 |
|---|---|
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |