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 |
|---|---|
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| approbation | commendation |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |