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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WordMeaning
descryto catch sight of
odoroushaving an odor: such as
transcribeto make a written copy of
paleontologya science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains
contumaciousstubbornly disobedient : rebellious
gorycovered with gore : bloodstained
recapitulateto retell or restate briefly : summarize
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
miscellaneousconsisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous
retractto draw back or in