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.

Random words

WordMeaning
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
self-indulgenceexcessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims
bara straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)
truncateto shorten by or as if by cutting off
misanthropea person who hates or distrusts humankind
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
prosodythe study of versification
extantcurrently or actually existing
coga tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear
sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme