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 |
|---|---|
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
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| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
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