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 |
|---|---|
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| obstetrician | a physician specializing in obstetrics |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| impart | to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |