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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| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
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| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |