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
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure
tediumthe quality or state of being tedious : tediousness
repletefully or abundantly provided or filled
impugnto assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
routa state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat
aureolea radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
dowdynot neat or becoming in appearance : shabby