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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annihilateto cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains
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laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind
apathylack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness
reconnaissancea preliminary survey to gain information
knitto form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles
strewto spread by scattering
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defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
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