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 |
|---|---|
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| psychiatrist | a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |