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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remittancea sum of money remitted
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth
mottoa sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use
tensioninner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion
brochurepamphlet
arborealof, relating to, or resembling a tree
canterone who uses cant: such as
sartorialof or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes
elopeto run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent