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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |