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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WordMeaning
evinceto constitute outward evidence of
prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
maraudto roam about and raid in search of plunder
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
archipelagoan expanse of water with many scattered islands
vagaryan erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion
allegeto assert without proof or before proving
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
barefacedhaving the face uncovered: