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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vetoan authoritative prohibition : interdiction
mashto reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
pulsateto throb or move rhythmically : vibrate
touchingcapable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion
burnishto make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
manipulateto treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
harpinga plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard