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 |
|---|---|
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| gusto | an individual or special taste |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |