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 |
|---|---|
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| reverberate | reflect |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |