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 |
|---|---|
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| clamor | noisy shouting |