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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| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |