GRE Word List
RUNIC
any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
The meaning of the word runic is any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| rightful | just |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |