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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|---|---|
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| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
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