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 |
|---|---|
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| carefree | free from care: such as |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| 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 |