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 |
|---|---|
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| hirsute | hairy |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |