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 |
|---|---|
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |