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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accoladea mark of acknowledgment : award
devoteean ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport)
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
consistencyagreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence
interveneto occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
chagrindisquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
fomentto promote the growth or development of : rouse
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode
corrosivetending or having the power to corrode