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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mustera representative specimen (see specimen
brevityshortness of duration
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
sounda particular auditory impression : tone
grudgingunwilling
chastiseto censure severely : castigate
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
spatialrelating to, occupying, or having the character of space
flamboyantmarked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior
nauseouscausing nausea or disgust : nauseating