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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carnagethe flesh of slain animals or humans
superimposeto place or lay over or above something
affrontto insult especially to the face by behavior or language
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
iotaan infinitesimal amount : jot
cliquea narrow exclusive circle or group of persons
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
dissimulateto hide under a false appearance