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 |
|---|---|
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| broach | brooch |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |