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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shudderto tremble convulsively : shiver
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parquetto furnish with a floor of parquet
ravinea small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water
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deadpanmarked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression
lividdiscolored by bruising : black-and-blue
magisterialof, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative
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