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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redoubtablecausing fear or alarm : formidable
navigabledeep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
hortatoryhortative
sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable
equineof, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family
influxa coming in
astutehaving or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever
remoteseparated by an interval or space greater than usual