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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WordMeaning
beneficialproducing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
progenydescendants
coddleto cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point
machinationsan act of machinating
hacklesone of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird
abdicateto renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function
mirewet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh)
irremediablenot remediable
vainhaving or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited