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 |
|---|---|
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |