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
distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete
resourcefulable to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
protagonistthe principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story)
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
denizeninhabitant
inamorataa woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations
convoketo call together to a meeting
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
shangri-laa remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia
wrenchto move with a violent twist