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 |
|---|---|
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |