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 |
|---|---|
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| tome | book |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |