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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chafe | irritate |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| viand | an item of food |
| collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor |