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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| categorical | absolute |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |