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
hideousoffensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly
pigmenta substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
plauditan act or round of applause
vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
antlerone of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family
concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
tiradea protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language
rallyto muster for a common purpose