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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| actuary | clerk |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| irate | roused to ire |