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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |