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 |
|---|---|
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |